Ancient Egyptian treasures are headed Down Under

It’s a mixed bag in the foreign press this morning: The Guardian reports that Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria will borrow over 500 ancient Egyptian artifacts from the British Museum’s permanent collection for a landmark exhibition opening next June. The international loan is the largest ever by the London museum, and comes amid controversy over its refusal to return artifacts to their countries of origin.

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